Conservatives criticise Labour and Lib Dem Ring Road Failures Friday, 17 January, 2025 York’s Conservative councillors have criticised the ongoing failure of the current Labour and previous Lib Dem administration’s to dual the ring road. Last year planning permission was given to dual 4.6 miles of the A1237 and improve roundabouts but it now looks likely that Labour will remove funding for part of the ring road and divert £5 million towards the Station Gateway. Cllr Martin Rowley... Local News
Julian Sturdy MP Questions Business Secretary on Investment in Cutting-Edge Local Enterprises 13th June 2019 Julian Sturdy, Member of Parliament for York Outer, today pressed Greg Clark, the Business Secretary, to ensure that the government do everything it can to... Speeches in ParliamentWestminster News
Conservatives Question Coalition’s Commitment to Ring Road Dualling 7th June 2019 Cllr Paul Doughty has said it is vital that City of York Council’s coalition clarifies its position on the dualling of York’s A1237 northern bypass. Are they... Local News
Conservative Councillors Criticise New Special Responsibility Allowances 30th May 2019 York’s Conservative councillors have criticised the decision of the Liberal Democrat and Green coalition to introduce two new ‘Special Responsibility Allowances... Local News
Julian Sturdy MP Presses for York Housing Infrastructure Fund Bid Clarity 18th March 2019 Julian Sturdy, Member of Parliament for York Outer, yesterday asked for clarification from the Government on the progress of City of York Council’s bid for... Speeches in ParliamentWestminster News
Conservative-led Council Launches Biggest House Building Programme Since the 1970's 15th March 2019 Work is beginning on Lowfield Green, the first of eight sites included in the council's biggest house building programme since the 1970s. The houses at... Local News
Strensall Conservatives Back Towthorpe Residents In Call For Speed Reduction 12th March 2019 Strensall Conservative Councillor Paul Doughty and fellow Campaigner Sian Wiseman are giving their full support to calls from local residents to lower the 60mph... Local News
Councillors welcome deferral of Strensall Barracks sale 4th March 2019 Conservative Strensall ward councillor Paul Doughty and Earswick parish councillor Sian Wiseman, who last week raised concerns about the fate of the Strensall... Local News
York's City Centre Named One of the Strongest in Britain 21st February 2019 The latest report from the leading independent policy think tank Centre for Cities has named York as having the second lowest high street vacancy rate in the... Local News
Conservatives Fulfill Commitment To Secure Future Of York's Libraries 19th February 2019 Explore Libraries and Archives Mutual Limited will be re-appointed to deliver York’s flagship libraries and archives’ services over the next 15 years... Local News
Tax hikes for the many – new report reveals millions face tax hikes under Labour 26th November 2019 A new official report released by the Conservative Party today, The Twelve Taxes of Labour, shows Labour’s manifesto would mean taxes rising for millions of... National News
Jeremy Corbyn's plan to hold two referendums will take up the whole of 2020 and will cost over £150m 26th November 2019 New analysis has revealed that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to hold two referendums in 2020 will take until September 2020 at the very earliest, and that the cost will... National News
Conservatives ask Labour - will you get Brexit done? 25th November 2019 Conservative candidates across the country have today written to their Labour opponents asking them to confirm where they stand on Brexit and whether they will... National News
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Our manifesto gets Brexit done and unleashes the potential of the whole country 24th November 2019 Boris Johnson will launch the Conservative Party manifesto - entitled Get Brexit Done, Unleash Britain’s Potential - in the West Midlands on Sunday. National News
Boris Johnson: My Guarantee to Get Brexit Done and Unleash Britain’s Potential 24th November 2019 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has today launched the Conservative manifesto in Telford, setting out how he will get Brexit done and unleash Britain’s potential. National News
